Bon Appetit (album)

Bon Appetit
Studio album by
O.C.
ReleasedApril 24, 2002 (2002-04-24)
Recorded2000–2001
StudiosIn Ya Ear Studio (Queens, NY)
GenreEast Coast hip-hop
Length50:00
LabelJCOR Entertainment
Producers
O.C. chronology
Jewelz
(1997)		 Bon Appetit
(2002)		 Starchild
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarHalf star[1]
HipHopDX4/5[2]
NMEStarStarHalf star[3]
RapReviews6/10[4]

Bon Appetit is the third solo studio album by American rapper O.C.. It was released on April 24, 2001, via JCOR Entertainment. Recording sessions took place at In Ya Ear Studios in Queens. Production was handled by Buckwild, Ahmed and Lord Finesse. It features guest appearances from A Bless, A.G., D Flow, Party Arty, TL and Uni. The album debuted at number 84 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"  1:16
2."Back to Cali" (featuring A-Bless)
Buckwild4:26
3."Soul to Keep"
  • Credle
  • Best
Buckwild3:46
4."Dr. Know"
Lord Finesse4:05
5."Bounce Mission"
  • Credle
  • Amed Harris
Ahmed4:11
6."Bon Appetit" (featuring Uni and T.L.)
  • Credle
  • Best
  • C. Brown
  • R. Wilson
Buckwild4:02
7."Doin' Dirt"
  • Credle
  • Harris
Ahmed3:01
8."Get It Dirty" (featuring Party Arty and D Flow)
  • Credle
  • Best
Buckwild3:53
9."Utmost"
  • Credle
  • Best
Buckwild3:44
10."Respect Tha Drop"
  • Credle
  • Best
Buckwild2:18
11."Weed & Drinks" (featuring A.G.)
Buckwild3:04
12."Paradise"
  • Credle
  • Best
Buckwild3:49
13."Psalm 23"
  • Credle
  • Best
Buckwild8:25
Total length:50:00
Notes
  • Track 13 contains a hidden track "Bonafide" (alternately written as "Bona Fide") featuring Jay-Z.

Personnel

  • Omar "O.C." Credle – vocals
  • Andrew "A. Bless" Delvalle – featured artist (track 2)
  • Shawn "Uni" Willis – featured artist (track 6)
  • T.L. – featured artist (track 6)
  • Arthur "Party Arty" Sheridan – featured artist (track 8)
  • Damon "D-Flow" Graham – featured artist (track 8)
  • Andre "A.G." Barnes – featured artist (track 11)
  • Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter – featured artist (track 13)
  • Anthony "Buckwild" Best – producer (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 8–13)
  • Robert "Lord Finesse" Hall Jr. – producer (track 4)
  • Ahmed Harris – producer (tracks: 5, 7)
  • Rock Logic – mixing
  • Dave Sumpter – executive producer, A&R
  • Phat Gary – executive producer
  • Estevan "Scandalous" Oriol – design, photography
  • Mark "Mr. Cartoon" Machado – design
  • Sonny Gerasimowicz – design

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 84

References

  1. ↑ DiBella, M.F. "Bon Appetit - O.C. | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  2. ↑ Low, Adam (August 16, 2001). "O.C. - Bon Appetit". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  3. ↑ Constabile, Tom (September 12, 2005). "O.C. : Bon Appetit". NME. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  4. ↑ Jost, Matthias (September 25, 2001). "O.C. :: Bon Appetit :: JCOR Entertainment". RapReviews. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 30. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 28, 2001. p. 26. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
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